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Get to know Ocean Wise’s first Director of Seaforestation

May 7, 2021

Dr. Colin Bates brings a breadth of knowledge, passion and personality to his new role with Ocean Wise With a uniquely double-edged ability to both sequester CO2 and provide rich habitat for a vast array of...

Weekly Ocean News

October 26, 2018

Ocean Wise

Ecosystems and Biodiversity How long would it take for the Earth to regenerate the biodiversity that's been lost since the rise of modern humans? A research team from Denmark recently published a paper to answ...

Weekly Ocean News

September 21, 2018

Vancouver Aquarium

Ecosystems and Biodiversity Three new species of snailfish have been discovered living 7.5 kilometres below the surface of the ocean. These snailfish have gel-like bodies that are actually together by the crus...

Changing Climate and Culture

November 23, 2017

Arctic Connections, Ocean Wise, Vancouver Aquarium

“We call it ‘nuna,’” says Mia Otokiak, gesturing to the ground covered in inch-high willow and moss. Nuna means “land” in Inuinnaqtun, and yet it means so much more in Inuit communities across Canada’s North. T...

Beluga Whale research, Vancouver Aquarium

We All Agree: We Need Our North

December 21, 2016

Arctic Connections, Vancouver Aquarium

The Arctic is in the grip of unprecedented change and is warming at twice the rate of any other region in world. Fundamental threats such as man-made pollutants contaminating the marine food web and climate ...

Narwhal Study: Narwhal Stampede

August 31, 2016

Arctic Connections, Vancouver Aquarium

By Clint Wright, Vancouver Aquarium executive vice president & chief operating officer A strong and gusting onshore breeze has been blowing from the north for the last few days and very few narwhals have...

Narwhal Study: Tags Deployed Pt 2

August 24, 2016

Arctic Connections, Vancouver Aquarium

By Clint Wright, Vancouver Aquarium executive vice president & chief operating officer As the wind increased, I returned to my tent to secure all my belongings. The frame and lines were being buffeted in...

Arctic August: Arctic Ice Packs

August 23, 2016

Arctic Connections, Vancouver Aquarium

By John Nightingale, President & CEO, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre This past winter (2015-2016) the Arctic ice pack, which is the ice cover of the Arctic Ocean, saw the smallest amount of ice...

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